Global travel experts lining up for Chief Conference in Puerto Rico
MIAMI - Some of the world's leading travel, tourism and hospitality experts will be participating in the upcoming Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum More...
Puerto Ricans won’t accept US-imposed austerity without a fight
SAN JUAN - June 30 was a historic day for Puerto Rico, albeit an unhappy one. US President Barack Obama signed into law the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which imposes More...
Puerto Ricans protest against proposed US financial oversight board
SAN JUAN - On Sunday, May 1, which is International Workers’ Day, various civic, trade union and political groups organized a massive march against a proposal by the United States Congress to impose a federal More...
Puerto Rico lawmakers approve moratorium on loan repayments
SAN JUAN - Early Wednesday morning, Puerto Rico's House of Representatives approved a bill imposing a moratorium on servicing the US territory’s massive $70 billion debt. The Senate approved the bill in the early More...
Personal conflicts obstruct FBI investigation into Puerto Rico fraud
SAN JUAN - The ongoing controversy over Puerto Rico’s insolvency and efforts to enlist congressional support for legal bankruptcy protection for the US territory have resulted in fingers being pointed at the More...
Puerto Ricans are the Caribbean’s happiest people, says latest world report
NEW YORK – As if in defiance of a ruined economy and rising unemployment, Puerto Ricans have emerged the happiest people in the Caribbean, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report. The US island territory More...
Dominican Republic migrants intercepted heading towards Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO), working jointly with the US Coast Guard, intercepted a makeshift wooden vessel on Saturday with 25 undocumented More...
JetBlue stop flights between Sint Martin and San Juan
PHILLIPSBURG - The US budget airline JetBlue recently announced that the route between St. Maarten and San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, will be stopped. This is because the flights are not sufficiently occupied. More...
Puerto Rico authorities seize more than $1.6 million in counterfeit merchandise
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced on Wednesday the seizure of nearly 10,000 counterfeit products, valued at more than $1.6 million at the Luis Munoz More...
Cash crunch threatens to cut off gas and electricity supplies in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s cash-strapped government and some institutions face a worsening cash crunch that threatens to cut off their access to gasoline and electricity amid the island’s economic More...
